An unexpected economic catastrophe has hit Sri Lanka’s universal healthcare system. Entire wards are dark and practically empty, and doctors are banned from reporting for duty. The lack of foreign currency has left the government bankrupt and unable to acquire enough gasoline to keep the economy functioning. COLOMBO: In the largest hospital in Sri Lanka, … Read more
Sri Lanka’s acting President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has imposed a state of emergency. Rajapaksa went abroad this week to avoid a mass uprising against his government. He has said that he took “all possible steps” to stop the economic disaster. Sri Lanka’s acting President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has imposed a state of emergency in Sri Lanka, according … Read more
The protest movement in Sri Lanka reached its 100th day on Sunday. Gotabaya Rajapaksa left his palace right before protesters stormed it last weekend. His incompetence is blamed for Sri Lanka’s financial upheaval, which has resulted in food, gasoline, and medical shortages. COLOMBO: The protest movement in Sri Lanka reached its 100th day on Sunday, … Read more
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation has been accepted by parliament. He had fled the country earlier this week and was informed of his decision from Singapore. His resignation follows months of protests over what many deemed to be his mismanagement of the economy. COLOMBO: The resignation of Sri Lanka’s president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been … Read more
Antonio Guterres urges all party leaders to “embrace the spirit of compromise for a peaceful and democratic transition”. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency after his home was vandalized on Wednesday. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, said Thursday that he is monitoring the issue in Sri Lanka … Read more
Huge crowds have gathered in Colombo for the latest protest caused by the country’s economic turmoil. Demonstrators camped outside Rajapaksa’s office to demand his resignation over crisis mismanagement. UN asks authorities and demonstrators to ensure Saturday’s protests are peaceful. Crisis-hit Sri Lanka lifted a curfew on Saturday, before a large group of people who want … Read more
Senior U.S. officials visit Sri Lanka in an effort to identify ways to assist the island nation. Sri Lanka is facing an unprecedented economic crisis and severe shortages of key commodities. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe declared that the economy had “collapsed”. Senior U.S. officials have arrived in Sri Lanka in an effort to assist the … Read more
Sri Lanka’s minimum age for women working abroad reduced from 23 to 21. Sri Lanka is experiencing its greatest economic crisis since independence. Remittances from Sri Lankans working abroad have long been a significant source of foreign money for the country, bringing in approximately $7 billion each year. COLOMBO: The minimum age for women in … Read more
Sri Lanka is facing record-high inflation and lengthy power blackouts. The country of 22 million people is suffering from its worst economic crisis. It has run out of foreign exchange to finance even the most essential imports. Sri Lanka is in the midst of its worst economic crisis in decades; having ran out of foreign … Read more
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe spoke with Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. The talks came after Sri Lanka resolved to seek IMF help to deal with the current crisis and restructure its foreign obligations. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe spoke with Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary … Read more
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s bus and train networks were shut down, and businesses and industries were shuttered as part of a statewide strike calling for the government’s resignation as the island’s economic situation worsened. Months of outages and severe shortages of food, gasoline, and medications have caused extensive devastation across the South Asian island country. The … Read more
Sri Lankan physicians warned on Sunday that life-saving drugs were running scarce and that the island nation’s economic woes were threatening to kill more people than the coronavirus outbreak. Weeks of power outages and acute shortages of food, fuel, and pharmaceuticals have wreaked havoc on Sri Lanka, which is experiencing its worst economic depression since … Read more
